Genesis 49:21:2Gen.49.21.W2TAB
אַיָּלָ֣ה
aiyala
“a doe”
- Transliteration
- ai-ya-LA
- Extended
- ai-yah-LAA
- IPA
- /ʔaj.jaˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a doe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ai-ya-LA
- phraseyour reading level
ai-ya-LA she-lu-KHA
- clause
naf-ta-LI ai-ya-LA she-lu-KHA
- sentence
naf-ta-LI ai-ya-LA she-lu-KHA ha-no-TEN im-rei-SHA-fer
Exegesis
The verse opens with the proper name Naftali {נַפְתָּלִי | nap̄-tā-lî} as subject, followed immediately by the appositional noun ayyalah {אַיָּלָה | ʾay-yā-lāh} “a doe,” which functions as a metaphor describing the tribe’s character.
Root and etymology
ʾ-y-laleph–yod–lamed
“deer, strength”
In context — Genesis 49:21
Naphtali is a doe sent forth, who gives beautiful words .
About this coordinate
Genesis 49:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 49:21, so the Hebrew word אַיָּלָ֣ה (aiyala) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.49.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.49.21.W2.S1) and character.